GRE Word List
PENDULOUS
poised without visible support
The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| denizen | inhabitant |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |